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Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream

2/11/2014

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Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream 

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Valentine's Day is almost here! Alex and I are 6 days from leaving our little farmhouse in Maine and heading back to the West Coast, so things here have been a little hectic with all the organizing, packing, and insane excitement. This is our 4th V-Day spent together and I know exactly what my Valentine loves to get. He's not much for chocolate, but LOVES fruit and anything ice cream-esque, so to make him happy, I came up with this recipe. Its super simple, healthy, and a guilt-free sweet treat you can snuggle up & enjoy with your love after that romantic dinner. 
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Before we go any further though, a couple of notes on coconut milk: 

-Coconut milk has a tendency to melt in heat. For best results, keep ice cream in the freezer until you're ready to eat so it doesn't get too soft.

-You can keep this recipe sugar-free by completely removing the sugar suggested or using a sugar substitute, such as stevia.

-Coconut milk is a tricky thing. Oh, Ladycakes did a great tutorial on making coconut whipped cream and how to avoid disaster. Some highlights: before buying flip your can and listen for a slight gurgle. If it sounds like there is room to slosh there is excess air-which you want to avoid. Refrigerate your can, untouched, overnight before using. Scoop gently, and use only the thickest, hardest, whitest part from the top. Keep the leftover coconut milk and toss it in a smoothie or at the very least, the compost. Also, I usually buy Thai Coconut brand because its consistently good and easy to find, but most other 100% full fat coconut milk cans will work.
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Ingredients:
2 - 15 oz. cans full-fat organic coconut milk
2 cups frozen strawberries
2 tablespoons maple syrup or agave nectar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Refrigerate the cans of coconut milk on a stable shelf overnight. When ready, open the can and scoop the full-fat, thick white layer off of the top half of the can and into a high speed blender or food processor. Save the clearish liquid at the bottom to use in smoothies, oatmeal, or anything else that requires a milk substitute.

Add the strawberries, sweetener, and vanilla to the blender and start to blend, slowly at first, faster as the strawberries break down. Blend it all together about 1 minute, or until all the ingredients are completely combined in a soft-serve texture. Scoop the mixture into a medium sized mixing bowl or loaf pan and toss it in the freezer for at least 3 hours, but preferably overnight. Stir the mixture about every hour or so to aerate the ice ream and make it easier to scoop later. 

When ready to eat, let it sit on the counter for 5-10 minutes to soften up enough for serving. Scoop out into bowls, top with sprinkles if desired, and share with your Valentine! Saves in the freezer indefinitely if stored in a sealed container. Makes about 4 servings.
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20 Comments
ashley
2/11/2014 10:23:52 am

Awe what a sweet idea for your sweetheart!

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Betsy
2/11/2014 12:05:06 pm

Do you think that using coconut cream would work just as well? Then you could use the entire can. Also how about making this with cocoa to make it be chocolately?

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Amber St. Peter
2/11/2014 11:01:39 pm

Adding a little cocoa to make it chocolatey should be fine. I'd start with 1-2 tablespoons. And as far as coconut cream goes, I can't give you a guarantee because I've never bought or used a can of coconut cream, but it sounds like you should get similar results, as long as the cream hardens up like the milk does. Enjoy!

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Patti
2/8/2016 06:53:03 pm

I bought organic coconut cream on Amazon. It does harden up. Going to experiment with how much tomorrow. Mine comes in 7ounce packs.
I will try one pack. This looks amazing. Glad to find this Pin!

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Betsy
2/12/2014 09:05:25 am

I will try it and let you know. We are having the Kung Pao Cauliflower for the 3rd time in less than a week!!!! So that was a hit. We had the taco pie last night and loved it. The cauliflower queso is to die for! I can not stress how inspiring your recipes are. I love you! (in non romantic way).

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Betsy
2/19/2014 06:07:19 am

Coconut cream was wonderful. When you get to California get some, I have a feeling you will create magic with that stuff!

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Perpetua
5/2/2014 02:18:46 pm

How much coconut cream did you use? 1 can = how much? (I'm from NZ and I don't know if our cans are the same size as yours!!)

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Amber link
5/4/2014 05:02:51 am

Fair enough! Sorry for the confusion. Our can sizes run about 15 oz per can. Hope that helps!

Candi
2/5/2015 05:39:00 am

The BEST vegan ice cream of all time! I know because I've made and bought a lot of them. This has it all. Creamy, a lot of flavor, easy to make. Only four ingredients and a food processor! what could be easier. Looking forward to trying it with different fruits. Thanks Amber. You're the best!

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Jess
2/8/2015 11:23:44 am

I just tried this and had a bit of a problem with the taste. I used a zero calorie sweetener instead of agave nectar because I couldn't find any and I think that turned out alright but when I tasted the ice cream itself I had this sweet taste and then a kick of bitterness :( which was very overpowering. I'm not sure whether it would have been the strawberries themself or the vanilla extract but did yours taste bitter at all?

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Bethanie Lundgren link
5/15/2015 07:16:30 am

The bitter after taste was very likely from the artificial sweetener used.

I just went strawberry picking yesterday and can't wait to try this!

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Emily
6/14/2015 07:48:21 pm

can you taste the coconut flavour? if so what can one use to make it even more subtle?

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Amber link
6/16/2015 05:48:59 am

Not at all! Of course, I'm not sensitive to coconut flavor so I could be not noticing it. Add an little extra vanilla and you definitely won't!

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Susan link
8/30/2015 01:35:14 pm

Can l use Xylitol instead of the maple syrup or the agave ?

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Patti
2/8/2016 06:44:11 pm

Did you try small amount of organic Stevia?

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Sara
4/8/2016 11:21:08 am

Can I use light coconut milk instead?

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Amber link
4/8/2016 01:17:27 pm

Hi Sara! I think the fat in the coconut milk is what helps it bind, but perhaps lite coconut milk would work! I've never tried it. Would love to know how its works out for you though!

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plasterers bristol link
4/11/2016 08:28:46 am

yummy, sounds good. Will be making this on the weekend. Thankss for sharing.


Simon

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Diana
4/24/2016 09:07:56 am

For once, I actually had luck with getting my coconut milk to become hard enough for scooping! I used Geisha Coconut Milk (Original), and left it in the fridge for around 18 hours before opening it. I'll have to try other cans of this brand to see if it's consistently able to harden.

I halved the recipe and used pure maple syrup as my sweetener. I mixed everything in my food processor, and put it in a metal loaf pan in the freezer overnight. I tried some of the mixture before freezing it - excellent flavor, but not quite as sweet as I was hoping. I was a bit wary that the ice cream wouldn't be sweet enough for me.

It turns out that it's not as sweet as I would have liked, but more importantly, it's very hard to scoop, even after leaving it out to thaw for a half hour. Maybe it has to do with the container I froze it in, or the strength of my freezer. Whatever the case, I feel that this recipe has potential, but isn't quite like the strawberry ice cream I was hoping for.

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Amber link
4/24/2016 09:23:02 am

Hi Diana! I'm sorry to hear the recipe wasn't quite how you expected. I think as far as sweet goes, that may be more of a personal preference - we actually prefer our ice creams and baked goods a bit less sweet than average. The ice cream definitely gets hard due the freezing of the coconut milk, but should;t be THAT hard. I've never tried that brand of coconut milk, so I guess it could be that? But I'm with you that it may have just been much colder or something than my freezer. Next time, and I'll change the recipe to reflect this, I would try stirring the mixture every hour or so as it sits in the freezer to aerate it and also keep it from freezing that hard. Hope that helps! Thanks for the feedback!

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